Basement Home Theater Build!

Sketchup concept (I put this first instead of the finished picture, so scroll!!)

I drew this up last June and have been working towards it in stages. The first stage was to get the projector and screen mounted with the 5.1 speakers functional. I ran this setup until March, when I began stage two, which was the shelving and floor risers for the theater seating. I've deviated slightly from the plan, but I'm calling it a success.

The room looked like this when I moved in

Purchased the house in June of 2015.

Cutting in the red walls

Wet paint.

The red really makes the room pop.

I hid the wiring for the 5.1 behind the walls.

They transition through 1/4" grommets. I've got black shrink tube covering the speaker wires to help hide them better.

The screen is 105"

I made it myself using projection cloth ($40) and 1x2 select pine. If I had to do it again, I'd have braced it better because it was a bitch to mount. Once I got it on the wall, I determined that it was never coming down in one piece.

I made some movie theater style "now showing" poster hangers to hide the circuit breaker panel

Intentionally cliche.

Beginning the risers for the theater seating...

The steps are 2x6s, and I used 10 foot runs and a small spacer for a total outer dimension of 10'6". They are 4'6" deep each step. Odd number, I know-- but I determined 4' was a little too narrow to walk through with the couches in place.

Covered the risers with 5/8" OSB

it does flex a little bit, but there's no worry. Why OSB over plywood? It was cheap, that's why. If I did it again I'd probably use the plywood though, but it would have cost an additional $80-ish. Note to self-- plywood gets expensive in the spring!!!

Beginning the entertainment rack

I wanted to put in an integrated entertainment rack to house my video game consoles and the electronics.